Jim Nabors
Acting
Born 1930-06-12
Died 2017-11-30
Sylacauga, Alabama, USA
41 credits
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 1
Awards
Won 1 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award Award
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 1 won
- 1984 Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award Won Stroker Ace
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James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor and singer. Born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, Nabors moved to Southern California due to his asthma. While working at a Santa Monica nightclub, The Horn, he was discovered by Andy Griffith and later joined The Andy Griffith Show, playing Gomer Pyle, a gas station attendant who some described as dim-witted. Nabors himself has stated that the Gomer character was not so much dim-witted; he just wanted to see the good in people. The character proved popular, and Nabors was given his own spin-off show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Though best known for his portrayal of Gomer Pyle, Nabors became a popular guest on variety shows in the 1960s and 1970s (including two specials of his own in 1969 and 1974) after revealing a rich baritone voice. He subsequently recorded numerous albums and singles, most of them containing romantic ballads.
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Filmography
Acting
32 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Love Boat
The Mike Douglas Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Bob Hope Show
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Muppet Show
Dinah!
The Danny Kaye Show
The Flip Wilson Show
Donny & Marie
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Pet Set
Tony Orlando and Dawn
The Julie Andrews Hour
Valentine's Day
Cannonball Run II
The Jim Nabors Hour
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Stroker Ace
The Lost Saucer
Night of 100 Stars II
Take Her, She's Mine
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Hamburgers
Return to Mayberry
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Drugs: The Children Are Choosing Drugs In Our Culture
Other credits
9 credits
The Rookies
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Carol Burnett Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
Sylvan in Paradise
A Different Approach
The Best Little Special In Texas
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